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Webster's sporting a new band

Rochester
Published 8:11 p.m. ET July 17, 2015

puckdayys

I hope everyone is enjoying this weekend's Firemen's Carnival. I wanted to give you a heads up about tonight's entertainment, a group brand new to the Webster entertainment scene. At least one of its members, however, might be familiar to folks at Excellus and St. John Fisher College.

Kevin Kane, Webster resident and awesome** guitarist, and his new group The Puckdaddys, will take the stage at the carnival Saturday night between 7 and 9 pm. I know Kevin through his association with my husband as an adjunct at St. John Fisher College. In his real life, however, he works in corporate communications at Excellus BCBS.

Kevin is joined in this musical venture by Michael Tucker on guitar, Dick Speis on drums, Todd Fargo on lead vocals and Phil Baird on bass guitar. In an email he sent me several days ago, he explained how his new band came together:

"I've had the recent opportunity to get some other Webster dads together to play some music in my basement weekly. A couple of us played in bands in the 80s and 90s, and a few others haven't been in bands but are pretty good musicians seeking a venue to play.

Three of us have sons that either did/do play hockey, so when names were discussed, hockey kept floating to the top. Of course, the marketing guy fought my AP Stylebook spelling, and thus we are "The Puckdaddys" (I'm told it COULD have been ended with a Z, so I pick my battles."

When the boys found out that the Webster Firemen's Carnival needed a couple of free bands to fill their Saturday night slots, they volunteered. After all, making music is about having fun, and it's even better when you can share it with everyone.
So head out to the carnival Saturday night at 7 pm and show The Puckdaddys some love. In the meantime, you can "like" their Facebook page here.

** (I've never heard him play, but let's go with it.)* * *email me at missyblog@gmail.com
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